I've been getting into jogging as of late and employ a weighted method. Since I don't have enough money for a weight vest, I use one of two items.

1) 7-foot long 3" rigid pipe - weight = 18lbs
- move/swing/arm pump as I jog. Either carried on shoulders (across meat, not on bone), or carried like a stick in hand. Used after cardio workout.

2) Long heavy chain - weight = 33lbs
- mostly wrapped in a X pattern across chest. Hooks on both ends tie it together. While jogging, release the chains and lift ends into hands in different fashions for arm strength, ect. Employed as it's own workout.

Both items help a lot with both lower and upper body when I jog. I was only doing 1.5miles with both, but have recently moved up to 2 miles now. Looking to increase distance in 2 weeks, then weight soon after!

I'm looking to keep track of these activities with this site. I've found the generic "jogging - general" item in the activities section, but nothing on weighted jogging. I'm wondering either where I can find or how I can add this type of workout.

I truly have no clue, but I'm betting you look like a real bada** when you work out!

Could you borrow a heart rate monitor to get an idea? The calories burned counts in FitDay and other sites, and even on machines in the gym, are not always accurate, and I found that by using a heart rate monitor that tracks calories burned, I got a very good feel for different things, enough so that I don't always need to use it anymore.

__________________Cassie

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.
-John Steinbeck

I truly have no clue, but I'm betting you look like a real bada** when you work out!

Could you borrow a heart rate monitor to get an idea? The calories burned counts in FitDay and other sites, and even on machines in the gym, are not always accurate, and I found that by using a heart rate monitor that tracks calories burned, I got a very good feel for different things, enough so that I don't always need to use it anymore.

I do feel like one when I jog with them. Especially with the chains.

So your saying I can monitor the heart rate and enter in that info (along with time taken/ distance covered) and get an somewhat decent count for calories burned?

The one I have lets you input your gender, age, and weight into it, and there is a strap that goes around your chest (it sounds uncomfortable, but you forget it's there, really) that signals your heart rate to a transmitter that is usually on a watch you wear on your wrist. You push a button on that when you start working out and it keeps track of your heart rate and time elapsed. Based upon your heart rate and the time you spend working out, it calculates a calorie burn customized for your gender, weight, and age that displays on the watch face when you push a certain button. But unfortunately they aren't cheap; I used a gift certificate for mine last holidays. I have a Polar F6 and I really like it.

__________________Cassie

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.
-John Steinbeck

The one I have lets you input your gender, age, and weight into it, and there is a strap that goes around your chest (it sounds uncomfortable, but you forget it's there, really) that signals your heart rate to a transmitter that is usually on a watch you wear on your wrist. You push a button on that when you start working out and it keeps track of your heart rate and time elapsed. Based upon your heart rate and the time you spend working out, it calculates a calorie burn customized for your gender, weight, and age that displays on the watch face when you push a certain button. But unfortunately they aren't cheap; I used a gift certificate for mine last holidays. I have a Polar F6 and I really like it.

I just purchased a "Timex T5G941 Heart Rate Monitor Watch" From Amazon.